Yes, for early Basie I'd suggest:
Complete Original American Decca Recordings
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America's #1 Band (columbia years)
-THEN-
Complete Original American RCA-Victor Recordings
-THEN-
Fill in your gaps with the lesser quality recordings
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- Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:44 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Definitive Records? Anybody familiar with this release?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5563
- Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:54 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: What are your favorite songs right now?
- Replies: 220
- Views: 175576
- Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:20 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: What are your favorite songs right now?
- Replies: 220
- Views: 175576
- Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:30 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Hip Hop meets Lindy
- Replies: 59
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If you want to do partner dancing to Hip Hop, wouldn't it make more sense to start with Hip Hop dancing and apply what you know about partner connection to it? It seems really odd to me to try to shoehorn Lindy Hop to fit another style of music. I guess you could dance the same forms but I would agr...
- Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:15 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Yehoodi Radio Show
- Replies: 551
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- Sat Jun 25, 2005 12:39 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Carolina Cotton Pickers
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12355
- Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:26 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Cooties - the good kind
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4298
Gotta love the Cootie!
"Roll 'Em" & "Airmail Special" from the Jubilee Sessions are absolutely nutso - recommended!
I'm interested in this CD, but there is a bit of overlap with my other stuff, so i'm not sure if it's worth it; His Best Recordings 1930-1943
"Roll 'Em" & "Airmail Special" from the Jubilee Sessions are absolutely nutso - recommended!
I'm interested in this CD, but there is a bit of overlap with my other stuff, so i'm not sure if it's worth it; His Best Recordings 1930-1943
- Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:31 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Songs from non US DJs
- Replies: 34
- Views: 24038
I just feel there is SOOOOO much variety of styles, tempos and feelings of jazz music just from the swing era alone that it blows my mind that people who are excited to be doing a swing dance aren't content. Also, if it was a live band (which is the optimal situation) you won't here them play an up...
- Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:58 pm
- Forum: Song IDs
- Topic: *Open* Unknown version of Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8265
I think I migth have it:
Jimmy Dorsey: Complete 1949-1950 Columbia Master Takes
"Clap Hands Here Comes Charley" features a female and male vocal.
Jimmy Dorsey: Complete 1949-1950 Columbia Master Takes
"Clap Hands Here Comes Charley" features a female and male vocal.
- Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:50 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Preparing for a Gig/ Your First Gig?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8827
- Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:40 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: Preparing for a Gig/ Your First Gig?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8827
- Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:35 am
- Forum: Song IDs
- Topic: *Open* Unknown version of Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8265
- Mon May 30, 2005 6:12 pm
- Forum: Tech Talk
- Topic: Mixing in the Future!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4633